MORGANTOWN — Two equals 100 (plus) at University High School. At least it did Friday. Which is why the COVID disinfecting crew of Monongalia County’s school district […]
Education
First student- to-student virus case
Thursday’s positive COVID diagnosis of a Mountaineer Middle student may have given the school a pandemic designation Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. was hoping to avoid. “It looks […]
Sunshine Week: The cost of COVID in Mon schools
This is one in a series of articles to mark Sunshine Week, which is a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of open government. […]
Bill to protect college campus free-speech rights heads to Senate floor
MORGANTOWN – A bill to protect free speech rights on college campuses met with unanimous approval in the Senate Education Committee on Thursday. SB 657 is called […]
Senate approves education bill over objections it gives state superintendent dictatorial power over grievances
MORGANTOWN – A one-sentence bill updating century-old education law sparked fears on the Senate floor Thursday that it could turn the state schools superintendent into a dictator. […]
Handling classes, work during the outbreak of March Madness
After an unplanned year off in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament – colloquially known and branded as March Madness […]
Senate passes House Hope Scholarship ESA bill, sends it to the governor
MORGANTOWN – The Hope Scholarship education savings account bill is on its way to the governor after Senate passage on Wednesday. The vote was about as expected, […]
Teacher strike bill becomes law without governor’s signature
MORGANTOWN – The bill spelling out penalties for teachers and school personnel who go on strike has become law, but without the governor’s endorsement. SB 11 passed […]
Jumpstart Act getting some local reactions
The learning gets a little loud in Don Robinette’s classroom at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center. All those clangs, rattles and chonks, you know. That’s because […]
Preston BOE adjusts budget for pandemic needs
This is one in a series of articles to mark Sunshine Week, which is a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of open government. […]
